🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-29

24-hour planetary-rulership cycle · sunrise-anchored · classical jyotiṣa

कालः कलयतामहम्
Hora is the 1-hour rulership-cycle of the 7 grahas (Sun-Moon-Mars-Mercury-Jupiter-Venus-Saturn) repeating across the 24-hour day. Each hora carries that graha's quality · used for selecting matching activities (Jupiter-hora for teaching · Venus-hora for arts · Saturn-hora for discipline).
#PeriodTimeRuling GrahaBest For
1Day05:57 – 07:01शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
2Day07:01 – 08:05गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
3Day08:05 – 09:09मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
4Day09:09 – 10:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
5Day10:13 – 11:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
6Day11:17 – 12:20बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
7Day12:20 – 13:24चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
8Day13:24 – 14:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
9Day14:28 – 15:32गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
10Day15:32 – 16:36मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
11Day16:36 – 17:40सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
12Day17:40 – 18:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
13Night18:44 – 19:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
14Night19:40 – 20:36चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
15Night20:36 – 21:32शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
16Night21:32 – 22:28गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
17Night22:28 – 23:25मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
18Night23:25 – 00:21सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
19Night00:21 – 01:17शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
20Night01:17 – 02:13बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
21Night02:13 – 03:09चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
22Night03:09 – 04:05शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
23Night04:05 – 05:01गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
24Night05:01 – 05:57मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)

Sunrise: 05:57 · Sunset: 18:44 · Timezone: UTC+5.5

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Hora-Adhyāya — The treatise titled "Horā-Śāstra" itself — hora is the foundational time-unit of jyotiṣa
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise computation — Astronomical engine behind hora boundaries
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Vṛndāvana · BPHS Reference